Pakshahoma, Pakṣahoma, Paksha-homa: 5 definitions

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Pakshahoma means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Pakṣahoma can be transliterated into English as Paksahoma or Pakshahoma, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pakṣahoma (पक्षहोम).—

1) a sacrificial rite lasting for a fortnight.

2) a rite to be performed every fortnight.

Derivable forms: pakṣahomaḥ (पक्षहोमः).

Pakṣahoma is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pakṣa and homa (होम).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Pakṣahoma (पक्षहोम) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—śr. Kh. 58.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pakṣahoma (पक्षहोम):—[=pakṣa-homa] [from pakṣa > pakṣ] m. an oblation lasting for a fortnight or to be offered every f°, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Pakshahoma in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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